About Leslie
Leslie Sigala is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She brings 12 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish for those who prefer either language.
Leslie focuses on practical, down-to-earth conversations. She uses straightforward tools to help people notice patterns, change unhelpful thinking, and build better ways to cope with stress. Her style is warm and interactive, and she aims to treat each person with kindness and respect.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with trauma, postpartum concerns, immigration-related stress, and domestic violence. Leslie draws on therapy approaches that emphasize how people relate to themselves and others, and she adapts methods to each person’s situation. She also supports people struggling with body image, caregiver stress, and addiction-related concerns.
In sessions she helps people set clear goals and practice skills between meetings. That might mean trying new ways to communicate, experimenting with breathing and mindfulness exercises, or testing a different thought pattern. She explains things plainly and checks in about what is or is not working.
People who choose Leslie can expect an individualized plan rather than a one-size-fits-all script. She describes her work as collaborative, helping clients find tools that fit their life and values. For speakers of Spanish, she can carry sessions in Spanish on request.
Approach-driven care online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and supports goal setting based on their values and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Sessions are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so the plan can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can work well for brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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